Demographics of Giardia infections in Bergen, Norway, subsequent to a waterborne outbreak

Young women have previously been reported as the predominant group infected during a waterborne giardiasis outbreak, due to elevated water consumption. Here, the demographics of those subsequently infected are described, and young women again predominate. As secondary cases were not waterborne, this...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2008, Vol.40 (2), p.189-192
Main Authors: Robertson, Lucy J., Forberg, Torunn, Hermansen, Lene, Gjerde, Bjørn K., Langeland, Nina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Giardia
Giardia lamblia
Giardiasis - epidemiology
Human protozoal diseases
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Norway - epidemiology
Parasitic diseases
Parasitic diseases due to ciliates and flagellates
Protozoal diseases
Sex Factors
Water Microbiology
Water Supply
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Summary:Young women have previously been reported as the predominant group infected during a waterborne giardiasis outbreak, due to elevated water consumption. Here, the demographics of those subsequently infected are described, and young women again predominate. As secondary cases were not waterborne, this cannot be attributed to drinking habits.
ISSN:0036-5548
1651-1980
DOI:10.1080/00365540701558672